The Best Medicine For Joint Pain Isn’t What You Think, Says Expert : ScienceAlert…
Posted by fmd in Health & Medical news, Research on Jan 20, 2026
Stiff knees, aching hips, and the slow grind of chronic joint pain are often accepted as an unavoidable part of getting older. But while osteoarthritis is the world’s most common joint disease, experts say the way we treat and prevent it is badly out of step with the evidence. Source: The Best Medicine For Joint […]
table of contents – episodes…
Posted by fmd in Writing, Poetry, Poems by mvclarke, Network updates, episodes poetry novel on Jan 20, 2026
these episodes evolve somewhere in a fifth month of supposedly ordinary time, a morning’s usual events become the starting blocks for many mind games occurring at any or every corner and along the paths of ordinary days and at times even nights, in the stadia of living… visit and subscribe to episodes for recent updates: […]
NASA launches Pandora telescope, taking JWST’s search for habitable worlds to a new level | Live Science…
Exoplanets are worlds that orbit other stars. They are very difficult to observe because — seen from Earth — they appear as extremely faint dots right next to their host stars, which are millions to billions of times brighter and drown out the light reflected by the planets. The Pandora telescope will join and complement […]
A two-week leap in breeding: Antarctic penguins’ striking climate adaptation…
Posted by fmd in Biodiversity on Jan 20, 2026
A decade-long study led by Penguin Watch, at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, has uncovered a record shift in the breeding season of Antarctic penguins, likely in response to climate change. Source: A two-week leap in breeding: Antarctic penguins’ striking climate adaptation
Past Greenland ice loss raises concerns for future warming – Earth.com…
Posted by fmd in Environment on Jan 20, 2026
Greenland looks like a land locked under ice forever. Thick ice sheets cover most of the island, shaping ideas about frozen landscapes that never change. New research now shows that this picture is not fully true… https://www.earth.com/news/past-greenland-ice-loss-raises-concerns-for-future-warming/
Small sea ice cracks are fueling major Arctic climate shifts – Earth.com…
Posted by fmd in Environment on Jan 20, 2026
Cracks in Arctic sea ice may look minor, but new research shows they can have major climate effects. A new study reveals that open water in the ice and pollution from nearby oil fields can interact, triggering chemical reactions and cloud changes that speed up sea ice loss… Source: Small sea ice cracks are fueling […]
Trump says UK’s Chagos deal is an ‘act of great stupidity’ and another reason to take over Greenland – live…
Posted by fmd in Current Affairs, Global news on Jan 20, 2026
In May 2025, the UK signed an agreement to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but lease the largest one, Diego Garcia, for 99 years to continue operating a joint US-UK military base there… Source: Trump says UK’s Chagos deal is an ‘act of great stupidity’ and another reason to take over Greenland […]
Anaximenes – philosophy indefinitely…
Posted by fmd in Philosophy on Jan 20, 2026
Born circa 585 BCE, Anaximenes was a Milesian philosopher who considered the reality of some fundamental material from which the universe was made. He identified air, since this gives life to the entire cosmos. Anaximenes was the first to employ observable evidence to support his ideas and recognised air as that which when condensed becomes […]
moi profundis 3…
Posted by fmd in Poems by mvclarke, Poetry, Writing on Jan 20, 2026
the dream can’t always arrive andthe time moves slowly, in accustomedways where thoughts and attitudescan be altered in the slightest ofmoments. self can hear sounds that penetratethe atmosphere is overwhelmed withevery realness from history thatonly tarnish a quiet present to momentsthat can only torture life can be most angering while drifting in these realms where […]
The poetry archives #439 ~ advancing…
Posted by fmd in Writing, Poetry, Poems by mvclarke on Jan 20, 2026
towards lighting and thunder darkened skies with water falling on windowsills waters rising… towards a magnificent darkness in a magnificent firmament with no star for guidance no sun no fire and a mind advancing toward a nothingness an atmosphere overwhelming me holistically and sky with unique and unexplained displays of lights flashing intermittently with sounds […]
Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests…
Posted by fmd in Current Affairs, Global news on Jan 20, 2026
Donald Trump has vowed to “100%” follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland… Source: Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests
What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it…
Posted by fmd in Computers & Technology on Jan 19, 2026
First launched in 2023, Grok is Musk’s attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini in building an AI assistant powered by a large language model, which is trained on vast pools of data to help predict the most plausible next word in a sentence. It’s the main product of Musk’s AI […]
Post-meal blood sugar spikes linked to 69% higher Alzheimer’s risk, study finds – NaturalNews.com…
Posted by fmd in Health & Medical news, Research on Jan 19, 2026
Researchers have identified a potential link between spikes in blood sugar after meals and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, adding new insight into how metabolic health may influence long-term brain function… Source: Post-meal blood sugar spikes linked to 69% higher Alzheimer’s risk, study finds – NaturalNews.com
The poetry archives #438…
Posted by fmd in Poems by mvclarke, Poetry, Writing on Jan 19, 2026
I’m unperturbed by your vastness Your forever fountain of life Your mystery… You create a secret desire within my mind To learn of your depths To explore your abyss… You create different vibrations within my breast Sensations Unreal Unusual… Now I stand at your edge Protected from any other element that can penetrate my aura, […]
“The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.” – Albert Einstein…
Posted by fmd in Daily Life & Quotes etc on Jan 19, 2026
A new approach to energy harvesting opened up by the quantum world…
Touch the back of a laptop and it often feels warm. This is because part of the energy used for computation and communication escapes to the outside as heat. Yet even this “waste heat” still contains a great deal of usable energy. Technologies that convert such waste heat into electricity for reuse are known as […]
Even Antarctica Isn’t Safe: Microplastics Found Inside the Continent’s Only Insect…
Posted by fmd in Environment on Jan 19, 2026
Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. Source: Even Antarctica Isn’t Safe: Microplastics Found Inside the Continent’s Only Insect
Recipe for finding clean hydrogen may change the energy game – Earth.com…
Posted by fmd in Environment on Jan 19, 2026
For a fuel seen as critical to cleaner industry and energy, clean hydrogen supply has always been the hard part. New research suggests that Earth itself has already made far more hydrogen than society uses today, and that where it collects underground may no longer be a mystery… Source: Recipe for finding clean hydrogen may […]
episodes chapter fifty-three….
Posted by fmd in episodes poetry novel, Network updates on Jan 19, 2026
now posted at fmdepisodes.wordpress.com: https://fmdepisodes.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/chapter-fifty-three/
Socrates (469-399 BCE) – philosophy indefinitely…
Posted by fmd in Philosophy on Jan 19, 2026
Considered a founding father of western philosophy, Socrates developed no schools, wrote no literature, and had no theories of his own. However, Socrates asked many questions and thus created a new method of thinking and reconsidering views of things around us. This method of investigating or questioning existence has been called the Socratic or dialectic […]
US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief António Guterres tells BBC…
Posted by fmd in Current Affairs, Global news on Jan 19, 2026
The US is acting with impunity and believes its power matters more than international law, the head of the UN has told the BBC… Source: US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief António Guterres tells BBC
The poetry archives #437…
Posted by fmd in Poems by mvclarke, Poetry, Writing on Jan 19, 2026
“on Eiffel” Take me to the top Of this existence Let me see anything Without boundaries or borders Without a horizon to interrupt my view… Take me to the top Of a bright tower To a location in an environment Void of obstruction Void of disruption Encompassing a panorama of lights twinkling Like stars upon […]
“The still waters of a lake reflect the beauty around it. When the mind is still, the beauty of the self is reflected.” – Vanda Scaravelli…
Posted by fmd in Daily Life & Quotes etc on Jan 19, 2026
Whether or not US acquires Greenland, the island will be at the center of a massive military build-up in the Arctic…
Posted by fmd in Current Affairs, Global news on Jan 18, 2026
Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, threats to intervene in Iran and the declaration that the US would take control of Greenland—by hook or by […]
Forest mosquitoes turn to human blood as their habitat shrinks – Earth.com…
Posted by fmd in Health & Medical news, Science on Jan 18, 2026
A new study suggests many of them are actively feeding on people, even in places where plenty of wild hosts should still exist. That shift matters because it could make it easier for viruses to move from forest ecosystems into nearby communities… Source: Forest mosquitoes turn to human blood as their habitat shrinks – Earth.com
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